A prime Jack Dempsey was not better than a Prime Rocky Marciano. I also question whether he was even better than a 1947 Joe Louis. Joe Louis of...
Like who? Jack Sharkey? That's the only fighter I can think of, and it should have been a DQ win for Sharkey as Dempsey went andrew golota on...
What's downright hilarious is the lack of accomplishments in Jack Dempsey's career. Even a past his prime 1947 Joe Louis beat a better heavyweight...
Joe Louis kept himself sharp with exhibitions during the war years...he may have been past his best by 1946, just like Ali in the early 70s...but...
1947-1952 :good Top Performances Joe Louis I 1947 Ezzard Charles III 1951 Rocky Marciano I 1952
He threw one of the best 6 punch combinations of his career against Jersey Joe Walcott...Louis was still very dangerous in 1947.
Joe Louis was not washed up in 1946-48...he was reigning heavyweight champion of the world and knocking out top contenders! . Ok. you have not...
Take a look at this film in 1946 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUzJaokX_N8 Blazing fast combinations? Yes, look at the first combination he...
Joe Louis in 1947 was still very much a very dangerous great fighter. He still had top notch power in both fists, blazing fast combinations, and a...
So Dempsey has little trouble with Walcott yet Louis and Marciano did? :roll: Who did Dempsey ever beat that could possibly compare to Jersey...
Why? So now Charles, Walcott, Moore folded against Rocky? :roll:
No, but a Prime Joe Louis is a bigger test than Harry Greb. Especially when you take into consideration Tunney had a good 12-15lb on Greb, while...
What makes you so sure?
Patterson was too inexperienced for Rocky at that point
A 19 year old Tommy Loughran did, there is a great read on the fight from Philadelphia Inquirer describing how Loughran outboxed Tunney. I think...
